Time for another round of ‘Create the Caption’ here at Inside the Ballpark. I’ve got a good one for y’all today! In honor of the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft that wrapped up last weekend, I have to give you a chance at this photo of MLB commissioner Bud Selig at the podium. Let’s hear it! The winner, which will be picked Saturday morning, receives an unopened pack of 2008 Topps Series 2 (with Albert Pujols on the front) baseball cards.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t exactly had the best luck when it comes to the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. In fact, the Pirates have really been unable to produce much with their draft selections, with the exception of a few players.
In today’s Titusville Herald, Seth Murphy takes a look back at some of the mistakes by the Pirates in the draft, but he really hammers on the 2002 draft, when Pittsburgh selected Ball State right-hander Bryan Bullington with the number one overall pick. Murphy writes about how the Pirates took Bullington over guys that are stars today, …read more